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Hybrid tax credit . . . going, going, gone?

Soaring gas prices make hybrids look even more attractive. But you might want to run -- not walk -- to the dealership, because that hybrid tax credit might soon disappear. Kai talks with Kathy Kristof of the Los Angeles Times.

A potential hybrid car buyer test drives a Toyota Prius in September 2005 in San Francisco. (Photo by David Paul Morris, Getty Images)

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